Doug Schweitzer
Doug Schweitzer (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Elbow in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is a member of the United Conservative Party. On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to be the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta in the Executive Council of Alberta, and held that role until August 25, 2020 when he was shuffled to the new ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation.[2] Schweitzer ran unsuccessfully for the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership election. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.[3]
Doug Schweitzer | |
|---|---|
 Schweitzer in 2017 | |
| Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation | |
| Assumed office August 25, 2020 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Tanya Fir |
| Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – August 25, 2020 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Ganley |
| Succeeded by | Kaycee Madu |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 or 1979 (age 42–43)[1] Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Electoral history
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Doug Schweitzer | 10,951 | 44.34% | 5.37% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 7,542 | 30.54% | -11.66% | ||||
| New Democratic | Janet Eremenko | 5,796 | 23.47% | 7.69% | ||||
| Liberal | Robin Mackintosh | 275 | 1.11% | -1.62% | ||||
| Green | Quinn Rupert | 132 | 0.53% | – | ||||
| Total | 24,696 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 334 | 73 | 6 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 34,934 | 71.67% | 12.00% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | Swing | 0.96% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 35–38. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Pat Martin | 12,149 | 45.4 | +4.1 | $51,914 | |||
| Liberal | David Northcott | 9,285 | 34.7 | +0.6 | $67,134 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Eng | 3,631 | 13.6 | -8.0 | $7,572 | |||
| Green | Robin (Pilar) Faye | 1,151 | 4.3 | +1.7 | $2,087 | |||
| Marijuana | John M. Siedleski | 346 | 1.3 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Anna-Celestrya Carr | 114 | 0.4 | -0.1 | $654 | |||
| Independent | Douglas Edward Schweitzer | 92 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,768 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,956 | 45.1 | ||||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
References
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/doug-schweitzer-enters-race-to-lead-albertas-united-conservative-party/article35176904/
- "Alberta Election: Calgary-Elbow results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- "Alberta's new minister of justice well suited to role, say peers | Canadian Lawyer".
